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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

HUGE empty wall transformed into pretty game and toy storage!

Hello there! I'm excited to show you the project I've been working hard on over the past couple of weeks. This was a fun one and I'm thrilled with out how it came together!

I'm telling you what -- when I get going on a project like this where I can do a little DIY and be creative with decor, I'm in my element! I still pinch myself (nearly 11 years later) that I get to share this fun stuff with you all. :)

They're all supposed to be square cubby units but I made them work for long games as well. They are awesome storage that looks good!

I had big plans for this wall and finally got started last week. I always wanted more wall space in our old house -- we had such an open floor plan, there were a lot of very tall walls, but not many hallway-type spaces. I got my wish in this house and love it!!

I've been trying to keep things balanced so our spaces don't get too busy. It's harder than it seems! I shared a bunch of fun ways to fill large walls last week -- be sure to check that out if you missed it! One of the ideas I showed you was a hint at what I've been working at here:

The color is called Westchester Gray from Sherwin-Williams and it's the perfect GRAY gray. No weird undertones at all.

The wall got two coats and then I started adding the fun stuff! See those sconces above our bed in that photo above? I bought those at IKEA and ended up replacing them with the ones I showed you here. I loved them though and saved them for this wall project.

I kept the decor simple. It's a mix of things we all love -- some of our boy's collectible items (he LOVES these little figurines, I'm spacing on the name of them):

And then photos and art from places we love -- NYC and Disney specifically:

I stained the shelves the color of our old floors -- Jacobean by Minwax. LOVE this color. It's the perfect warm brown stain.

I'll share all of the sources at the bottom of the post! These shelves are plenty big to hold all of our games. The bins hold card and smaller games. I've got a few games in large Ziploc bags and those are in the bins too:

I got the rug during a huge sale for a different space, but didn't like it there. It looks great here! I LOVE the rug. It's a great design with blues and grays.

Eventually I hope to add a really long table in this space. We'll use it for games and entertaining, but that won't happen until we finish the kitchenette. For now we threw a bean bag chair here and we have the hideaway Lego tray nearby so we can plop down and play a game right on the floor:

I can't even tell you how much of a difference this has made in this space! It's SO warm and cozy and now I want to paint all the walls this warm gray. I know gray isn't for everyone, but I love it, especially with warm wood.

Let's look at the transformation again, shall we? My favorite part! Here's how the wall looked before I started (I wish I had a before before, but this will do!):

And here it is now!:

I absolutely LOVE when form and function coexist beautifully! It's always important to me that a space work well for our family:

I hope this gives some of you ideas for long walls and for cute storage! Let me know if you have questions about anything.

Here are the sources and tutorials for the items pictured (some affiliate links included):

I know this post is about the wall, but please tell me you're loving that rug. I was so excited to see it in your space. It's been my top (budget friendly) contender for a living room rug. I'd love to hear what you think of it before I hit the buy button.